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The Things They Say . . .
"'Just give us an automatic transmission—Porsche thought—and we'll have an everyman's car, every man who can afford over 86,300 that…
May 1968
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SR.N1 Hovercraft at Beaulieu
The Montagu Motor Museum took on the role of a transport museum when the "Bournemouth Belle" went to live in…
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New Castrol GTX Motor Oil
Castrol, following the sales success of their "liquid tungsten" range of motor oils, have recently gone one step further, and…
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Motoring Miscellany, May 1968
There always seems to be something to drive, or just cars to "mess about with," like some people "mess about…
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Formula Two Barcelona G.P.
Although Formula Two has been dropped by all but one British race organiser, on the Continent of Europe the Formula…
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Formula Two German Trophy Hockenheim
The Hockenheim Formula Two race was certainly the most tragic event in British motor racing history and any report of…
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Top Italian Cars in Britain
Part two of a series in which Motor Sport interviews some of the owners Patsy Burt's hill-climbing and sprinting, activities…
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On The Road
It is instructive to find out about different aspects of motoring, to discover how the other half lives. So every…
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The Latest Sunbeam Rapier
I have driven all the Sunbeam Rapier variants, from the first of these cars which had a rather pathetic performance…
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The New Rover Three-Thousand-Five
A 3½ -litre vee-eight version of the well-established Rover 2000 At the time of the last London Motor Show the…
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Book Reviews, May 1968, May 1968
"The Cars That Got Away," by Michael Frostick. 104 pp. 10 1/8 in. x 7½ in. (Casell & and Co.…
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The Cars Of Colonel Sir Leonerd Ropner, Bt.
Described to the Editor during a recent interview Those who frequented Brooklands track in the 1920s will recall Major Ropner,…
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Brooklands Society News
The Brooklands Society is becoming active with the approach of summer. The big news is that a Re-Union at the…
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Ferodo Formula Two-Four
In 1961 the Editor paid a visit to Ferodo's Chapel-en-le-Frith factory, and described in detail their exacting development and test…
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Long Weekend With A Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow
Not wishing to postpone any longer the opportunity of comparing the current Rolls-Royce motor car with the earlier Silver Clouds,…
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Letters from Readers, May 1968
N.B.—Opinions expressed are those of our Correspondents and Motor Sport does not necessarily associate itself with them.—Ed. The A.A. Badge…
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